The portfolio is a “reflection of my vision about the importance of transparency,” Floyd writes on the site. The plan is that the site will serve as a public documents portal as well as a blog.

At one point, WSU was toying with the idea of posting the contents of Floyd’s official e-mail account online for public scrutiny, too, but the idea was canned once it became clear that there wouldn’t be any good way of weeding out confidential e-mail related to personnel issues, a WSU spokeswoman said Friday.

So far, there haven’t been any documents uploaded onto the site, but in January of next year, the archives Web page will be filled with public documents relating to Floyd’s job as president, according to the site.

There’s only one post on the site — the only signs of life so far. But Floyd is inviting comments, to which he says he will occasionally reply through the blog.

This is just the most recent sign that university leaders are trying to appear more hip to the “t-word.” (That’s “transparency,” in case your mind wandered.)

University of Washington President Mark Emmert also dabbles in the blogosphere when traveling overseas. Here’s his blog.

This is Floyd’s first year as president at WSU. He started there last May, leaving his post as president of the University of Missouri.

Take a few minutes to peruse Floyd’s site, and let us know: Do you think it’s a groundbreaking attempt at transparency or a tech-savvy PR ploy?